Liberal Edges Hays to Take Series

The Liberal Bee Jays won the Hays series 3-1 with a 3-2 win over Hays at Larks Park in Hays Wdnesday night.

Hays scored two in the fourth to take the early lead against starter Tyler Wiedenfeld. The Bee Jays bounced back with two in the sixth. Brent Williams doubled off the wall in left center before Brady Cox singled home a run. Liberal took the lead in the eighth when they loaded the bases with no outs and Madison Foster hit a sacrifice fly to center. Williams was 3-4 in the win.

Wiedenfeld pitched six innings allowing two runs. Jakob Hernandez pitched two scoreless innings and Thomas Garland worked a scoreless ninth. Hays placed runners on first and second with no outs but Garland got out of it for the save.

Liberal is 16-7 and 12-6 in the Jayhawk and the Larks are 12-11 and 9-9. Liberal plays at Bethany, Ok Friday, Saturday, and Sunday nights at 7 on 1270 and kscbnews.net.